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TD Ameritrade Buys Thinkorswim to Expand in Options (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Jan. 8 (Bloomberg) -- TD Ameritrade Holdings Inc., the third-biggest U.S. online brokerage by assets, said it agreed to acquire Thinkorswim Group Inc. for about $606 million to tap into investor interest in the fast-growing options market.

TD Ameritrade to purchase thinkorswim for $606M (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Online brokerage TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. is buying thinkorswim Group Inc. for $606 million to strengthen its trading business and add new tools for advanced options, futures and other trades.

Year-end declines sour local exchanges (Chicago Sun-Times)
Chicago's futures and options exchanges reported mostly record-setting trading volumes again in 2008, continuing a decade-long pattern, but their business has begun to slow from the financial crisis. With hedge funds and investment banks disappearing or locked down because they need to conserve cash, longtime players began retreating from the Chicago markets in the fourth quarter of 2008.

Options Traders Most Bullish on Canadian Dollar in 13 Months (Bloomberg)
Jan. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Options traders are the most bullish on the Canadian dollar in 13 months amid a rebound in commodity prices since the start of the year and as the U.S. appears to lapse into a prolonged recession.

Swiss FX Broker Forexone Releases New Forex Trading Platform from PFSoft (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
In close collaboration with PFSoft, Forexone has released the ProTrader private branded trading platform entitled FXInfinity TRADEMONSTER.

TD Ameritrade agrees $606m deal to buy thinkorswim (Finextra)
US online brokerage TD Ameritrade has moved to boost its options trading business by agreeing to buy thinkorswim in a cash and stock deal worth ...

TD Ameritrade to buy thinkorswim for $606 million (The Globe and Mail)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - TD Ameritrade Holding Corp said on Thursday it will buy thinkorswim Group Inc for $606 million to bolster the online broker's industry-leading trading business, and establish it in the fast-growing area of options and futures trading.

Schwab Adds New Features to Its Trading Platforms to Help Clients Better Manage Market Volatility (Centre Daily Times)
Charles Schwab continues to improve its trading platforms for its active traders with upgrades to its StreetSmart Pro trading software and web-based trading platform, StreetSmart.com. The firm's clients will now have real-time performance reporting for closed positions, new short-selling tools and more advanced options order types.

TD Ameritrade to buy thinkorswim for $606 million (The Globe and Mail)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - TD Ameritrade Holding Corp said on Thursday it will buy thinkorswim Group Inc for $606 million in order to pad the online broker's industry-leading trading business and establish it in the fast-growing area of options and futures trading.

TD Ameritrade to buy thinkorswim for $606 million (The Globe and Mail)
NEW YORK (Reuters) - TD Ameritrade Holding Corp said on Thursday it will buy thinkorswim Group Inc for $606 million in stock and cash to expand its online brokerage in the fast-growing area of options trading.